I struggled with weight my whole life before college. I was never extremely heavy (my most was around 165) but I always felt pressure to be thin from my family, friends, the media, etc. I felt like I could never reach that expectation so I never tried much besides crash diets. Several years ago, I decided to love my body by eating healthy and finding something active that I enjoyed. I fell in love with hiking because it could include two other things I'm passionate about: dogs and photography. I was still mostly lazy but because I ate healthy (for the most part) I dropped down to about 130 and hovered in that range for a few years. In October 2011 I decided I would love to have a beach body and thought it couldn't be that hard. I began working out diligently (minus December) and I've kept at it because it is good for my body, but I've not seen much change in the way of soft spots. Despite Jillian Michaels and hiking and the fitness center in variations up to six days per week, my body looks mostly the same. I won't give up... maybe I need to learn to love the soft spots instead.
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